Mexico / Veracruz
Playa Villa del Mar
Playa Villa del Mar is a 714 m-long beach facing east, 2.0 km east of Veracruz (Veracruz, Mexico). The sea averages 29.5 °C in August, its warmest month, and 23.0 °C in February; it stays at 21 °C or above all year.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Playa Villa del Mar
Beach-day index 7.1/10 · Mexico median 8.4
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 23.2 °C | 23.0 °C | 23.9 °C | 25.5 °C | 27.4 °C | 28.7 °C | 29.1 °C | 29.5 °C | 29.4 °C | 28.3 °C | 26.4 °C | 24.5 °C |
| High °C | 23° | 23° | 24° | 26° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 26° | 24° |
| Low °C | 22° | 22° | 23° | 25° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 25° | 23° |
| Rain mm | 68 | 37 | 33 | 30 | 86 | 239 | 273 | 329 | 388 | 248 | 141 | 65 |
| Cloud % | 65 | 57 | 50 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 72 | 63 | 60 | 61 |
| Wind m/s | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
| Daylight h | 11.1 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 11.0 |
| Record high/low | 27°/15° | 27°/17° | 29°/16° | 31°/20° | 31°/22° | 32°/26° | 31°/26° | 31°/26° | 31°/25° | 30°/21° | 29°/17° | 27°/17° |
| Beach index | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 8.2 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
The beach-day index peaks in March–May; April scores 9.1/10 with highs of 26 °C, sea at 25.5 °C and 30 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Mexico in the same month.
At its warmest the water here is 0.5 °C cooler than the Mexico median for August (30.0 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 26.6 °C, warmer than 80% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
September is the wettest month (388 mm) and April the driest (30 mm); the yearly total is about 1,940 mm.
Daylight runs from 11.0 hours in December to 13.3 hours in June; in mid-April the sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 18:41 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces east (80°). Open water fills about 42% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
At no time of year does the sun set over the sea here: sunset bearings run from 246° to 295°, behind the land.
Sunrise is over the sea in every month.
Straight out to the east about 500 km of open sea lies before the next coast, enough for large swells to build.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 7 m deep and 15 m at 3 km, a shallow, gently shelving sea floor. Behind the beach the ground is about 12 m above sea level 500 m inland and 18 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 78% built-up land, 13% bare ground, sand or rock and 6% tree cover (satellite land-cover map, 2021): an urban beach. Water makes up 42% of that circle.
- Built 78%
- Bare 13%
- Tree 6%
- Grass 3%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
Rainfall reaches 388 mm in September and stays above 250 mm in July, August and September.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Facilities within 1 km
- 210Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 1Public toilets
- –Showers
- 5Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 42Hotels & guesthouses
- 24Grocery shops
- 1Water-sports spots
- 1Marinas & slipways
- 29Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 27Pharmacies & clinics
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 163 restaurants, 24 cafés, 13 bars and 10 fast-food outlets. Accommodation: 42 hotels and guesthouses.
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Around the beach
Attractions & museums
- Acuario de Veracruz attraction 480 m N
- Aquarium of Veracruz attraction 500 m N
- Museo de Cera Veracruz museum 580 m N
- Ripley museum 590 m N
- Acuario Tecnomarine attraction 850 m S
Nature
- Arrecife Hornos reef 1.1 km N
Marinas
- Marina Veramar 700 m N
Diving & boat hire
- Asdic 370 m N
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Heriberto Jara International Airport Veracruz | VER | 8.3 km | south-west |
| Minatitlán/Coatzacoalcos International Airport Cosoleacaque | MTT | 202 km | south-east |
| El Tajín National Airport Poza Rica | PAZ | 211 km | north-west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 29 bus stops within 1.5 km and 5 mapped car parks within 1 km.
9 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 492.7K residents); within 30 km there are 37 (about 586.8K).
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Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 21.4 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature r16093181; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Water body, status and length: Wikidata (CC0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2A_14QQG_20240227_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 14.8K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.